| Edwin Lamasure | ||
| Birth Date: 1867 |
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| Death Date: 1916 Artist Gallery |
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| Edwin Lamasure, Jr., was born in Philadelphia to parents of French and Scottish heritage. Lamasure’s studio was in Washington, DC, where he became noted as a painter of landscapes, marine scenes, and historical buildings. He worked primarily in watercolors. While living in Washington, DC, he was active in numerous art clubs and exhibited at the Veerhoff Gallery.
Much of his subject matter was in Virginia and Maryland, and he spent much of his time in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay region.
Lamasure’s prints were mass produced for decorative purposes; his artwork also frequently appeared as calendar art. His work remained popular through the first two decades of the twentieth century.
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